Peak Oil – Jun 21
Klare: The Permanent Energy Crisis /
EIA: International Energy Outlook 2006 /
Donald Fournier: Oil depletion and the US Army /
The Commodity Boom
Year: 2006
Peak oil consequences: neglecting future problems is a failure of leadership
I’ve been covering the oil industry for a long time. There is a new breed of economists who are now debating the consequences of a world with reduced petroleum supplies. They are asking, “Why can’t we start preparing for the time when we probably won’t have it?”
Other energy – Jun 21
Oh, Canada! — Natural Gas and the Future of Tar Sands Production /
The Promise and Problems of Those Dirty Black Rocks /
NIMBY-ism for the energy sector /
Nuclear ‘will cost taxpayer billions’ /
Surge in Internet use has tech firms seeking power
Environment – Jun 21
Monbiot: Not Enough Fish in the Sea /
Europe’s hunger for coal /
The Dirty Secret Of China’s Economy /
Big Time Investors Seek Climate Change Information /
Lovelock’s Folly – A Book Review by Albert Bates /
Gore on Charle Rose show (video) /
Legendary climate scientist Jim Hansen in NY Review of Books
Politics and economics – Jun 21
Bush wrongfooted as Iran steps up international charm offensive /
Saudis to Supply Oil to China Strategic Reserves /
Shanghai surprise /
Venezuela, Colombia to Build Pipeline /
Mexico’s energy future hinges on elections
Megaprojects analysis explained
I am naturally pleased that my periodic revisions to my megaprojects analysis attract interest and comment. However, it has become clear that a certain amount of misunderstanding and confusion has grown up, particularly about my treatment of depletion.
Solutions & sustainability – Jun 21
What would eco-cities look like? /
Caught in the money trap? Break free / Test tube meat nears dinner table / My children, the food experiment / Zen and the art of dumpster diving
Environment – June 19
Global warming could burn insurers /
Thawing permafrost could unleash tons of carbon / The Sahel: climate foresight for the poorest /
Author Tim Flannery predicts ‘new dark age’ if global warming not addressed / Canada ‘lagging’ in global warming war / Iraq’s disastrous ‘black oil’ swamps
Biofuels, cars, highways – June 19
Researchers look beyond biofuels as substitutes for fossil fuels / Ethanol’s water demands a concern / A car guy who wants you to drive less / The interstate highway system at 50 / Bush administration quietly plans NAFTA super highway
Solutions: activism – June 19
The importance of social capital / Why sustainability is important to you / New green/labor alliance brings Sierra Club and Steelworkers together / Le Monde profile of Jerome a Paris / Bryant Terry, food-justice activist
Solutions & sustainability – June 19
BBC: Finding green in the concrete jungle / California: The Vampire Slayer (Act of 2006) /
Norway launches global seed bank /
Some farmers trade tractors for animals
Peak oil – June 19
Peak Oil passnotes: the oil wave ripples / A Megaproject list from the “Oil and Gas Journal” / The most powerful force on earth (population & inflation) / Foreign oil woes drive trend toward deepwater drilling / Swiss television journalist Basil Gelpke on his new 90-minute PO documentary
